She hears, upon that water without sound, A voice that cries, “The tomb in Palestine Is not the porch of spirits lingering. It is the grave of Jesus, where he lay.” We live in an old chaos of the sun, Or old dependency of day and night, Or island solitude, unsponsored, free, Of that wide water, inescapable.

americans are fatter and have their teeth straightened and smile a lot and are very polite?

(i spent nearly a week in america, so must be some kind of an expert after that!)

If you ever visit Charleston, South Carolina, your judgment regarding the latter two traits will indeed be confirmed. A bit of bragging for the Holy City as we call her):

- Most mannerly city for 11 straight years

- In 2011, Travel and Leisure Magazine named Charleston “America’s Sexiest City”, as well as “America’s Most Friendly.” Subsequently, Southern Living Magazine named Charleston “the most polite and hospitable city in America.”

- Conde Nast Traveler survey named her as the top tourist destination in the US (for many years) and the top tourist destination in the world (2012).

Charleston cuisine has been on the vanguard of the New Southern Cuisine, which has attracted attention in world culinary circles.

I am not at all suggesting that Charleston is superior to any other city; rather I am suggesting that you will not be disappointed should you decide to visit.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

She hears, upon that water without sound, A voice that cries, “The tomb in Palestine Is not the porch of spirits lingering. It is the grave of Jesus, where he lay.” We live in an old chaos of the sun, Or old dependency of day and night, Or island solitude, unsponsored, free, Of that wide water, inescapable.

What's ironic is that many Americans--especially in California where I live--are precisely trying to look like Europeans because we envision them as being more intelligent and enlightened or something.

I too noticed that the younger people on the street in SF look way more "European" (dress-wise) than those in Chicago.

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She hears, upon that water without sound, A voice that cries, “The tomb in Palestine Is not the porch of spirits lingering. It is the grave of Jesus, where he lay.” We live in an old chaos of the sun, Or old dependency of day and night, Or island solitude, unsponsored, free, Of that wide water, inescapable.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who can watch the watchmen?"No one is paying attention to your post reports"Why do posters that claim to have me blocked keep sending me pms and responding to my posts? That makes no sense.

I am Swedish except for a Norwegian great-grandfather and an English great-grandmother. I was drinking Linie Aquavit and eating gravlax that evening.

So it explains your not so obvious American citizenship and why I liked the picture. Yeah, it confirms that Scandinavians are my type of man (I mean appearance of course)

Vamrat was having a little crush on you. I hope he's Scandinavian.

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She hears, upon that water without sound, A voice that cries, “The tomb in Palestine Is not the porch of spirits lingering. It is the grave of Jesus, where he lay.” We live in an old chaos of the sun, Or old dependency of day and night, Or island solitude, unsponsored, free, Of that wide water, inescapable.

What's ironic is that many Americans--especially in California where I live--are precisely trying to look like Europeans because we envision them as being more intelligent and enlightened or something.

Really ?

And we (at least where I live), on the other side of the Atlantic, are precisely trying to look like Americans.

I lost a little over 40 lbs. this summer, thanks for noticing. I'm so much happier. My parents are finally getting along, I'm losing weight, on my way to university, and now it looks like I'm going back to Church. I couldn't be happier with the way my life is going.

I lost a little over 40 lbs. this summer, thanks for noticing. I'm so much happier. My parents are finally getting along, I'm losing weight, on my way to university, and now it looks like I'm going back to Church. I couldn't be happier with the way my life is going.

I'm very glad to hear all of this, esp. the weight loss.

Now keep it off during that first year of college!

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"Hearing a nun's confession is like being stoned to death with popcorn." --Abp. Fulton Sheen

I lost a little over 40 lbs. this summer, thanks for noticing. I'm so much happier. My parents are finally getting along, I'm losing weight, on my way to university, and now it looks like I'm going back to Church. I couldn't be happier with the way my life is going.

I'm very glad to hear all of this, esp. the weight loss.

Now keep it off during that first year of college!

Thank you! I have no problem keeping the weight off (though I'll push to lose more when it warms up,) so the "freshman 15" shouldn't be that much of a problem.